– Kelechi Iheanacho gives a honest assessment of Pep Guardiola’s pre-season – The striker says he likes Guardiola’s ideas, ‘there is NOTHING to enjoy about pre-season’
– Iheanacho says he would love to play on the wings or as a supporting striker Manchester City and Super Eagles striker Kelechi Iheanacho says there is nothing to enjoy about pre-season under Pep Guardiola.
The 19-year-old is training under former Barcelona manager Guardiola after enjoying a breakthrough season under Manuel Pellegrini in 2015-16.
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Iheanacho meets Guardiola at City’s open day While conceding ‘there’s nothing to enjoy about pre-season, you just have to work hard’, Iheanacho is confident of kicking on under Guardiola next term. “Guardiola is a good manager, everyone knows that,” he told Sky Sports.
“He’s bringing fresh thoughts and his own style.
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“Everything is different and everyone is adapting to what he’s teaching us. We need to understand what he’s telling us and what he wants to bring to the team.”
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Pep Guardiola On Guardiola’s plan to use him on the pitch, Iheanacho said: “I don’t know yet. When we start the season, we’ll find out what the coach is going to bring to the team.” Iheanacho scored 14 times in all competitions for the Citizens last season at an average of one goal every 94 minutes.
The history of the power sector in Nigeria is well known to many people. This is not surprising given the fact that electricity touches the lives of everyone in one way or the other.
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By using the App, a customer can make a complaint that will be forwarded to the appropriate channels, or seek clarification on any issue regarding the power sector and receive a feedback within 48hours.
With their new product, the Independent Energy Watch Initiative (I-WIN) aims to improve customer awareness of the workings of the power sector in a manner that facilitates informed engagement with the service providers.
– The management of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria revealed its recent scientific breakthroughs
– The citadel of learning recorded major breakthroughs as a result of researches it carried out in petrochemicals and automobile engineering Prof Ibrahim Garba, vice chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University stated this when he was a guest on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum at Abuja on Sunday, July 17. The VC said ABU Zaria with the assistance of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) successfully invented a petroleum refining material called zeolite using a kind of clay called kaolin.
READ ALSO: FG pegs fee for post-UTME at N2,500 as CBT gets scrapped The vice chancellor of the federal university said zeolite was a natural mineral which could be used while refining petroleum products in Nigeria. On the other hand, Garba lamented that zeolite was not available in commercial quantity in the country. The university don stated further:
“The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) has commissioned a research to develop one kind of material that is used in petroleum refining which is called zeolite – and there are two types.
“They found that if we can convert certain minerals to zeolite it will help. This research has succeeded in converting a clay mineral which is called kaolin to two types of zeolite which can be applicable to petroleum refining.
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ABU Zaria “The university has even received a patent certificate from former President Goodluck Jonathan. It is now ready to go into semi commercialisation to produce it in large quantities and that has been successful. “PTDF is also ready to join hands with the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) to take it to commercial scale.” The ABU Zaria number one man did not forget to state that his university had developed a mini-refinery in its Chemical Engineering Department to train would-be engineers the practical aspect of petrochemical engineering. READ ALSO: Adeleke university calls for humans in liver drug tests Likewise, Garba said the mini-refinery could process a barrel of crude oil daily.
He said it was constructed with the aid of RMRDC.
The ABU said: “We also have what we call the petroleum or petrochemical mini-refinery. We developed a small refinery that will refine one barrel of crude oil a day. “We do not intend to refine petroleum for our own consumption, but because we have a chemical engineering department, we train engineers that would go into the industry.
” While speaking further, he revealed why ABU went into such landmark scientific researches.
Garba stated: “We found that, in this part of the country, there are not many oil facilities. We found that if we develop this mini-refinery, our students, when they are really taking their degrees, should be able to know the entire working of a refinery. “It is quite a big edifice that we built and that also came with the support of RMRDC, and it is doing very well.
” The head of ABU Zaria said the university had also produced an eco-marathon car through a contest organised by Shell worldwide.
He challenged other universities in the country to produce vehicles that are fuel efficient. Garba added that the university won two awards with its Eco-Marathon Car while saying that both universities of Lagos and Benin participated in the two contests in which ABU’s car got the top positions.
He concluded by saying: “There is also another research in the engineering department whereby we produced what we call the ABU Eco-marathon car. So, ABU has developed one. We participated in two events and we won both. “University of Lagos tried and came close and University of Benin also, but I think ABU is the one that has won the award.” It should be noted that despite the landmark achievement by ABU Zaria, a recent ranking of the top 1000 universities in the world could not accommodate any Nigerian tertiary institution.
– Solomon Dalung said he visited militants in Delta state
– The minister said he got a letter from the militants to give President Buhari – He blamed the previous administration for the level of poverty in the communities Solomon Dalung has revealed that he travelled to Delta state to meet members of the Niger Delta Avengers in order to find solution to the problems in the region.
The militant group has claimed responsibility for series of bombing of oil and gas pipelines in the region thereby reducing the production of oil in the county.
READ ALSO: Delta chief reveals identity of militant that wants PMB dead Daily Trust reports that the minister of youths and sports said he travelled to Oporoza in Gbaramatu kingdom to meet with the militants and described what transpired.
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Solomon Dalung Dalund said he took a two-hour journey on the sea to Oporoza in Gbaramatu kingdom where he met with the leadership of the NDA who gave him a sealed hand-written letter to deliver to President Muhammadu Buhari. He said: “On reaching the community after the two-hour journey on the high sea, I met with the members of the communities who told me that their dream was to be included in the Nigerian project, that the education facilities and other basic social amenities are almost non-existent in the communities.
They also raised concern of incessant attacks by the Nigerian Military.
” He revealed he embarked on the journey on Wednesday, July 13 as part of federal government’s commitment to good governance and his strong concern for the Nigerian youths and that “as a youth minister, I know there the Avengers are mostly youths who have potentials to be great citizens of this country.” Dalung said that he was escorted by the Niger Delta ambassadors to the leadership of Avengers who gave him the letter and that although he did not open the sealed letter, they militants raised three key issues with him.
“The issues include the Niger-Delta Maritime University, pipeline community policing which they said the government had denied them, and the inability of the government to continue with the amnesty programme established by former President Umaru Musa Yarádua Yar’Adua.
” READ ALSO: We want 65% of oil wells – Niger Delta lawmakers Dalung noted that the level of degradation in the communities was very high and blamed the past administration for being unjust to the Niger Delta communities.
“After going round some of the communities, I noticed that government projects were almost non-existent. I saw a secondary school signboard somewhere but the school is yet to be developed, the community has a clinic but still at the foundation level and a borehole that is not functional.” Meanwhile, Chief Chekwas Okorie blamed President Buhari for the rise in the agitation for Biafra and the activities of militants in the Niger Delta region.
The former presidential candidate who contested on the platform of the United Progressives Party advised the president to be open for discussion instead of claiming that Biafra agitators were not born during the civil war. He said: “The government we have today has an attitude towards the agitators for a separate state of Biafra which to my mind will not resolve the issues amicably.
The attitude of the government is that there is no basis for dialogue. But the advice that I have given over and over again is that there is need for dialogue, there is need to discuss. Many eminent Nigerians have advocated for dialogue.”
The David Malin Astrophotography award started with a just a handful of entries 12 years ago.
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It now attracts nationwide attention with hundreds of submissions and celebrates some of best Australia's astronomical photography.
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The annual competition is open to all amateur astronomers across the country, aiming to encourage new developments in photography and a wider interest in astronomy.
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Awards judge David Malin said in addition to aesthetic merit the awards recognise the technical complexity of night-time photography.
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"Getting the colours right is very important and you have to have some knowledge of the nature of the stars to get the colours right," he told the BBC.
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The winners of the competition were announced on the weekend and are on display at the Parkes Observatory in New South Wales.
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This year's top prize was awarded to photographer Troy Casswell for his widefield image depicting the full constellation Orion.
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Mr Hall said night-time photography was open to anyone who wanted to get involved.
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"You might need some expensive stuff if you want to do really fancy things but an off-the-shelf camera will get you started," he said.
Image copyrightAPImage captionPolice were called after reports of a shooting at a petrol station
President Obama has called for restraint after three police officers were shot dead in the city of Baton Rouge in Louisiana.
The gunman, Gavin Long, an African-American who had served for five years in the Marines, was also killed.
He had posted videos on the internet complaining about police treatment of African-Americans.
Tensions in Baton Rouge have been high since a black man Alton Sterling was shot dead by police two weeks ago.
That death - and a second police shooting in Minnesota - sparked protests across the United States and triggered a revenge attack by a black army veteran who shot dead five officers in the city of Dallas.
In one video, posted on YouTube, Long said that should "anything happen" to him, he was "not affiliated" with any group.
"I'm affiliated with the spirit of justice, nothing more nothing less. I thought my own thoughts, I made my own decisions," he said.
Media captionBarack Obama: 'Attacks on police are an attack on all of us'
In a live broadcast from the White House, President Obama called upon all Americans to unite and refrain from divisive language.
"Regardless of motive, the death of these three brave officers underscores the danger that police across the country confront every single day, and we as a nation have to be loud and clear that nothing justifies violence against law enforcement," he said.
"Everyone right now focus on words and actions that can unite this country rather than divide it further," he added, as the US begins two weeks of political conventions with Republicans meeting in Cleveland later on Monday.
"We need to temper our words and open our hearts... all of us," said the president.
A vigil was attended by police officers and members of the public on Sunday evening at Saint John the Baptist Church in Zachary, just north of Baton Rouge.
Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionPolice and members of the public attended a vigil on Sunday evening
Exchange of fire
The incident began on Sunday morning with shots being fired at a petrol station on Airline Highway in Baton Rouge.
Police received reports of a man with an assault rifle.
Witness Brady Vancel told WAFB TV he saw what may have been gang members shooting at each other before police arrived.
Media captionAn ABC reporter describes the scene near where the shootings took place
Another witness said she saw a gunman wearing a black mask and military-style clothing.
Shots were exchanged over a period of more than 15 minutes, leaving three police officers and the suspect dead, with three other officers wounded, one in a critical condition.
The dead officers were named as Montrell Jackson, 32, and Matthew Gerald, 41, of the Baton Rouge police department, and Sheriff's Deputy Brad Garafola, 45. All three men had families.
The suspect was named as 29-year-old Gavin Long, of Kansas City, Missouri, a former Marine.
He received an honourable discharge, and won several medals while in the military, including one for good conduct.
Media captionLouisiana Governor John Bel Edwards: "The violence and hatred has to stop"
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards told a news conference it was an "absolutely unspeakable, heinous attack."
Although no other suspects have been identified, police said they were investigating whether the gunman had help from unknown others.
"We are not ready to say he acted alone," said state police spokesman Major Doug Cain.
Baton Rouge Mayor Kip Holden said he had spoken to White House officials who had offered assistance. He said it was "a defining moment" for community relations.
But he also told local media the "rhetoric from some people" after the death of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge may be connected to the shootings, without elaborating who.
